The South China Sea dispute. China accuses the United States of espionage

In 2023, American combat aircraft were to repeatedly violate Chinese airspace and disrupt Chinese People's Liberation Army exercises," reported Chinese think-tank SCSPI, which Newsweek referred to. The United States, utilizing allies bases from Japan, South Korea or the Philippines, was to make up to a 1000 flights that Beijing considered to be a breach of its airspace.